Casa Acqua Maison résidentielle by Cristina Menezes

Casa Acqua Maison résidentielle by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

ArgentArchitecture· 2022

Casa Acqua Maison résidentielle

by Cristina Menezes

Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Casa Acqua Maison résidentielle

Casa Acqua est une maison résidentielle construite à Belo Horizonte, au Brésil. Le plan s'inspire des premières habitations romaines, avec quatre modules disposés autour d'une cour intérieure. Celle-ci est entourée de miroirs d'eau qui évoquent une fontaine centrale. Tous les modules s'ouvrent entièrement afin de favoriser la ventilation naturelle et l'éclairage naturel, rendant la climatisation superflue. Des stores verticaux et des pare-vent assurent l'intimité et la protection contre le soleil, la pluie, les insectes et les vents forts. Les modules préfabriqués ont réduit la durée du chantier ainsi que les déchets. La superficie totale est de deux cent dix mètres carrés.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Casa Acqua Maison résidentielle est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Casa Acqua Maison résidentielle est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Casa Acqua Maison résidentielle est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Casa Acqua was created specifically for the demand action in Brazil, for this time that the world is living in! It provides inspiration and tools for anyone in Brazil or anywhere with dry tropical climate! For who is interested to live with heathly and on nature! A home with the precepts of sustainability is the unique and different guideline! The use of prefabricated modules reduced the impact of construction on nature; shortened construction time and cost!
Dimensions & Packaging: The total area of Casa Acqua is two hundred and ten square meters including the water mirrors.
Tags: tiny house, container house, water mirror, house , architecture innovation
Production Technology: The design was made with four pre-fabricated modules to build in a short time! The use of those modules allowed the use of synthetic coatings and sub-multiples of their measurements and this solution does not generate waste, with less impact on nature . Casa Acqua is fully open to provide full integration with the outdoor area.
Design Challenge: The key challenge was to find the right solution to close Casa Acqua without glass frames! The client asked for ventilation and natural lighting in its fullness with full integration with the outdoor area.
To have privacy and protection from the sun; from rain; from insects and strong winds, vertical windshield and awnings were used that seal 95%! With this solution Casa Acqua guaranteed the precepts of sustainability and of a healthy home, for days of pandemic, without air conditioning!
Research: Nowadays all architects comunities are trying to help the people to live better and heathly in their homes! Casa Acqua concept was created for this demand action in Brazil! It is too late to prevent the world from changing, but not late enough that all hope has been lost for a better world. Architecture is deeply involved in this process, as the transformation of the built environment and the construction industry are key to the way we live. Casa Acqua is a way to provide inspiration and tools for anyone in a country with dry tropical climate!
Inspiration: Casa Acqua was conceptualized in the same guidelines as the first Roman dwellings, those one had an O shaped floor plan with an inner courtyard allowing the visual integration of all spaces.
This typology was suitable for current times to Casa Acqua using four modules individualized with an inner courtyard, surrounded by water mirrors to symbolize the central fountain! All modules are fully open to ensure the use of ventilation and natural lighting. Vertical awnings were used for privacy.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2021 and the construction finished in September 2021 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Operation Flow: This project was created for a young couple to live, in times of a pandemic, in full contact with nature, full of light and natural ventilation, in Brazil!
Team Members: Jackie Kelly;
Isabella Gallegos;
Roberta Antunes.
Image Credits: Main Image: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #1: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #2: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #3: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #4: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Vídeo: Estudio NY18,2021